Back to School!

It's back to school season!!!! I hope that all you teachers and students and parents of students have a great school year!
As a student, and ex-school employee, I have some tips to make the school year bearable for all you fibromyalgia sufferers!
1.  Make sure your school knows that you have fibromyalgia.  Whether its your disability office or your teachers, they tend to be more understanding if you miss a day or if your homework is not written in the perfect handwriting.  Just don't abuse it! Don't fake a fibro day for a fun day!!!
2.  Don't let yourself get so stressed that you end up hurting even more and have to miss class.  It's OK to take breaks, or get a 95% on an assignment instead of 100% once in a while.  It's not OK to miss all your classes on a regular basis.
3.  Make sure you sleep at night!!! No sleep means more pain.
4.  Try to enjoy your classes!  I've realized it's pretty easy to feel even more pain and foggy if you're really dreading a certain class. 
5.  Make sure you are always taking your medicine!
6.  If your hands hurt as much as mine do after taking only a couple of little notes, find somebody reliable to help you out with notes. 
And most of all find time to enjoy yourself!!!